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Kidsdata is starting off the new year with optimism and determination. Our commitment to elevating children’s health and well-being across all California policies, programs, and services is unwavering. We recently updated 124 indicators across six topics that can inform advocacy efforts, needs assessments, grant proposals, and more. A summary of the latest data is available below. See the full list of recently released data here: https://www.kidsdata. org/pages/recentdata

Please register ASAP for this important training opportunity! TIME: 8:30AM - 11:30AM DATE: this Friday, January 17, 2020 LOCATION: the Atrium training room at 625 Court Street in Woodland. See attachment for more details. This training fills quickly , Please contact Tessa Smith if you have questions: Tessa.Smith@yolocounty.org

September is National Suicide Prevention Month and National Suicide Prevention Week is September 9- 15, 2018 . I have included some links to important resources for suicide prevention below. Please take a look and learn more. 1) The American Association of Suicidology (AAS) believes we need focus on suicide prevention every day, of every year. AAS does this by continuously spreading awareness, advocating for research funding, developing innovative and effective treatment tools, being kind,...

· Supporting Families and Child Care Providers during the Pandemic with a Focus on Equity A new resource from Child Trends outlines the challenges facing families and child care providers disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, and offers potential strategies that state and local policymakers and administrators can use to address those challenges. For example, state and local policymakers should consider that job losses affect parents’ ability to pay for care and that, as a result, more...

SEPTEMBER IS SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH We can all help prevent suicide. Every year, the Suicide Prevention Lifeline and other mental health organizations and individuals across the U.S. and around the world raise awareness of suicide prevention during September, National Suicide Prevention Month. This year, more people than ever are struggling with mental health issues as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. We need to come together to support each other during this challenging time. THE DATA A...

Same Family, Different Colors: Talking About Colorism and Skin Color Politics in the Family on 9/24 5:30pm on September 24 Colorism—the preference for or presumed superiority of people based on the color of their skin—is related to racism but can be more subtle and, for many of us, feels less familiar. Colorism, at once an interracial and intra-racial phenomenon, can be particularly devastating when perpetrated within racial groups, often within families. Join Embrace Race for a deep-dive...

Navigation Strategies to Bridge the Digital Divide on 10/8 11am on October 8 Connecting adult learners to virtual services is challenging, especially when they don't have the literacy, language, or digital skills to engage in services independently. Join ProLiteracy to hear the strategies used by Kalamazoo Literacy Council to remove the barriers to virtual learning. Michael Evans, Executive Director of Kalamazoo Literacy Council will explain how they established a laptop loaning program and...

Did You Know? Middle and High school staff and students throughout CA are eligible to access LivingWorks Start at no cost , AB 1808 provides the funding to make this happen. Please share this information, if you: have or work with middle or high school students (qualifies for community service hours) know, are or work with middle or high school staff members To Enroll visit our Website: https://www.lwyouthsummit.com/access-training Select Student or Staff - the content is the same for each.

The Student Mental Health Policy Workgroup’s Suicide Prevention Committee is happy to continue to offer the Building A Network of Safety for School Communities Suicide Prevention Monthly Webinar Series . Please join us on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 from 10:00-11:30 a.m. for the 5 th webinar: Improving Suicide Prevention Practices in School Communities presented by Dr. Shashank Joshi, Stanford University and Stan Collins, Directing Change. Dr. Joshi and Stan will be sharing strategies on...

Upcoming webinar : June 24- NASBE-Child Trends Virtual Gathering on Suicide Prevention: Panel Discussion and Small Groups Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/ meeting/register/tZAqf- uorzwsH9dvhNG4oGUjWfFE5uRFmuwX

Announcing a free, one-day, virtual Multi-County Suicide Prevention Summit on September 30 th . This Summit is free due to sponsorships, the Mental Health Service Act, and participating counties and offers 6 continuing education credits. More details are attached below.

From the Foster and Kinship Care Education Services Program. Visit the registration page for more information. The Foster and Kinship Care Education Services program presents a workshop where Nurse Dorothy and her young adult daughter will provide an overview to the concerns of stress, and how it affects the developing brain and the increased likelihood for depression, anxiety and suicidality- and importantly-methods for coping. Participants will also learn a variety of approaches that have...